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EDITORS’ NOTES

On From My Mind To Yours, Richie Hawtin's distinct sides as producer and DJ come together for a triumphant return to his Detroit techno roots. For every dance-floor alias he revives (Circuit Breaker’s maximalist synth banger “Systematic,” the subdued, clicky house of Robotman’s “Simple Simon”), there’s an exploratory experimental-techno mind-melter (FUSE’s squiggly, 16-minute “Them,” a drum-machine jam credited to Childsplay). But "Gymnastiks" and "Purrkusiv" are the most thrilling—classic Plastikman drum workouts that bend basslines into rubber bands and make tripped-out thunderstorms of punishing kicks and cracking snares. It’s a seamless club-meets-headphones experience that gives Hawtin's uncompromising ‘90s albums a run for their money.

From My Mind to Yours

EDITORS’ NOTES

On From My Mind To Yours, Richie Hawtin's distinct sides as producer and DJ come together for a triumphant return to his Detroit techno roots. For every dance-floor alias he revives (Circuit Breaker’s maximalist synth banger “Systematic,” the subdued, clicky house of Robotman’s “Simple Simon”), there’s an exploratory experimental-techno mind-melter (FUSE’s squiggly, 16-minute “Them,” a drum-machine jam credited to Childsplay). But "Gymnastiks" and "Purrkusiv" are the most thrilling—classic Plastikman drum workouts that bend basslines into rubber bands and make tripped-out thunderstorms of punishing kicks and cracking snares. It’s a seamless club-meets-headphones experience that gives Hawtin's uncompromising ‘90s albums a run for their money.

TITLE

TIME

No Way Back

12:54

Stretching

Childsplay

6:39

Simple Simon

Robotman

5:52

Them

FUSE

15:56

Close

FUSE

8:30

Purrkusiv

Plastikman

8:48

Gymnastiks

Plastikman

7:36

Systematic

Circuit Breaker

7:25

Creepr

80xx

8:00

Akrobatix

Plastikman

8:34

Cirkus

Plastikman

6:08

Creatur

80xx

7:23

Grindr

80xx

6:58

EXpanded

Plastikman & FUSE

10:00

Xtension

RHX

9:00

15 Songs, 2 Hours, 9 Minutes

℗ 2015 Plus 8 Records

About Richie Hawtin

Although of English and Canadian origins, Plastikman's Richie Hawtin is closely connected with the Detroit techno scene associated with figures such as Kenny Larkin, Stacey Pullen, Eddie Fowlkes, and Derrick May. His Plus 8 label -- co-owned and operated with John Acquaviva -- is one of the most influential experimental dance music imprints, and Hawtin's own tracks recorded as Plastikman and F.U.S.E. are highly regarded as faithful, intelligent, forward-stepping updates of the Detroit sound. A DJ of renown and growing in repute as a remixer, Hawtin has seen his visibility as one of experimental dance music's more important and innovative figures rise ever since the release of his debut Plastikman album, Sheet One.

Hawtin was born in Oxfordshire, England, in the early '70s, and when he was nine moved with his parents to Windsor, Ontario, Canada. An early interest in electronic-based pop and dance music turned serious when Hawtin discovered the tracks being pumped out of his neighbor across the river, Detroit. Beginning as a DJ in 1987, Hawtin quickly became involved in composition through his direct involvement in Detroit's tight-knit community of musicians and producers. Combining early influences from European synth pop groups like Kraftwerk and New Order with the stripped-down techno futurism of Detroit innovators such as Juan Atkins and Derrick May, Hawtin's tracks are as steeped in Motor City tradition as they deviate from it in terms of texture and rhythmic complexity.

Although 12" releases issued through Plus 8 and the European NovaMute label have all been pretty dancefloor-oriented, Hawtin's attention to techno-based listening music has been just as focused through his full-length albums. His ambitious series of mix albums -- including 1995's MixMag Live!, 1999's Decks, EFX & 909, 2001's DE9: Closer to the Edit, and 2005's DE9: Transitions -- has emboldened his reputation as a conceptualist DJ. ~ Sean Cooper